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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie drew laughs at the Pine Brook Jewish Center in Montville last month as he explained the “ugly truth” of his 27-year marriage: His bond-trader wife is his meal ticket.
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At the American Speech-Language- Hearing Association convention in November, I had lunch with speech-therapy professors from the University of North Carolina- Greensboro and learned a remarkable fact.
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New standards recommend teaching man-made global warming in all science classes. Some textbook publishers will incorporate the curriculum immediately.
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Federal budget cuts will probably push the U.S. back into recession by damaging states’ economies recovering from the worst fiscal crisis since the Great Depression, governors said.
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President Barack Obama urged the nation’s governors to pressure Congress for a deal to avoid automatic spending cuts scheduled to begin March 1, telling them the impact would be felt in every state.
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While President Barack Obama warns of the dire economic impact from across-the-board budget cuts, the nation may face more serious fiscal debates in the months ahead on a potential government shutdown and renegotiation of the debt ceiling.
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Republican governors are in retreat over undocumented immigrants.
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Longer lines at airports. Closed campgrounds at national parks. Fewer meat inspectors.
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After eight years as a guidance counselor at Scotts Valley High School and more than 14 years with the district in Santa Cruz County, California, Kimberly Frey says she lost her job in June as part of budget cuts.
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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who faced off with President Barack Obama on an airport tarmac last month, won’t attend the National Governors Association annual black-tie dinner at the White House tomorrow.
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